Sentences with «to pull someone up by one's bootstraps»
Amazon building its second HQ in Pittsburgh means benefiting from the city's dedication to innovation as a means of pulling itself up by its bootstraps. (inc.com)
I am not certain how to feel about the supposed theory of «self - sufficiency» and pulling yourself up by your bootstraps when I feel that there are a number of barriers facing me that are beyond my control. (sciencemag.org)
After a breakup, you need to hear how others pulled themselves up by their bootstraps - people who were in dire situations who came out the other side even better. (elitesingles.com)